wardship of all Pupils and Orphanes wythin the same towne beside diuerse other liberties Moreouer they were in like maner constreyned to seale three seuerall obligations in which the Abbot and Conuent were bound to the sayde Inhabitantes as to a communaltie of a corporation in .vij. M. pounds as in two M. by one obligation and in two M. by another and in three M. by the thirde obligation and further they were driuen to seale a letter of release of all trespasses and other things that myght bee demaunded agaynste the sayde Inhabitauntes with a generall acquittaunce of all debts Beside this the sayde riotous persons tooke the same tyme forth of the Abbey great ryches as well in plate Armor Bookes apparell as in other things They also brake downe two houses or Messuages that belonged to the Abbey and situate within the towne of Burie they also destroyed his fish pondes and tooke out such store of fish as they found in the same they cut downe also .lx. Ashes there growing on the soyle that belonged to the sayde Abbot and did many other great outrages and enormities so that it was founde by the inquest that the Abbot was damnifyed to the value of other fortye thousande poundes These ryottes may seeme grieuous and verie straunge The châ—… but yet the same were not so heynously taken as an other whiche the sayde Inhabitants of Burie attempted agaynst the sayde Abbey in maner of a plaine commotion vpon S. Lukes day in the same yeare at what time as by the Recordes of that Abbey it shoulde appeare both the Abbot and his house were in the kinges speciall protection and the sayde Inhabitantes prohibited by his letters to attempt any iniurie agaynst hym or hys Conuent But neuerthelesse we fynde that not onely the Inhabitants of Burie but also a great number of other misgouerned persons that resorted to them from places there about arrayed and furnished with horse armour and weapon after the maner of warre came and assaulted the Abbey Gates sette fyre on them and burned them wyth dyuerse other Houses neare adioyning that belonged to the Abbay and continued in that theyr ryotous enterpryse all that daye and nyght following The same night also they burnt a Manor of y e Abbots called Holdernes barn The Mâ—… Holdâ—… bâ—…ne w t .ij. other manors called the Aunianers berne and Haberdone also the Grangles that stoode withoute the South gate The Manour 〈◊〉 Westley â—…ne and the Manour of Westley in which places they burned in corne and graine to the value of a thousande pounde The nexte day they entered into the Abbey Court and burnt all the houses on the north side as stables Brewhouses Bâ—…houses Gray â—…is and other such houses of offices and on the other side the Court they burnt certaine houses belonging to the Aumenerie On the next day they burned the More hall and Bradford hall with the new hall and diuerse chambers and sollers to the same halles annexed with the Chapell of S. Laurence at the ende of the hospitall hall Also the Manor of Eldhall the Maner of Horninger with all the corne grain within and about the same The next day they burnt the soller of y e Sollerer with a chapel there also the kytchen the larder and a part of the Farmarie On the Thursday they burnt the residue of the Farmarie and the lodging called the blacke lodging with a Chapell of S. Andrew therein In executing of all these riotous disorders one Geffrey Moreman was an ayder who wyth diuerse other persons vnknowne departed forth of the towne of Burie The Manour 〈◊〉 Fornham â—…n by the assent of the other his complices he burnt the Manor of Fornham The same day also other of their companie as William the sonne of Iames Neketon Raufe Grubbe Richard Rery and a great number of other persones vnknowne by the assent and abbetment of the other that committed the sayd disorders burnt two Manors belonging also to the sayde Abbey in great Berton with all the corne and graine there founde Vpon knowledge had of these great riots and perillous commotions there was a commission directed from the king vnto Thomas Earle of Norfolk high Marshall of EnglaÌ„d to Thomas Bardinâ—… Robert Morley Peter Wedall Iohn Howard and Iohn Walkfare authorising them with y e power of the counties of Suffolk Norffolke to apprehend trie and punish such lewde disordered persons rebellious malefactors which had committed such felonious enterprices to the breach of the kings peace daungerous disquieting of his subiects but the said Commissioners proceeded not according to the effect of their CoÌ„mission in triall of any felonies by the same persons committed and done but onely caused them to be indited of trespas albert Robert Walkfare and Iohn Clauer with their associates Iustices of peace in their Sessions holden at Elueden the Tuesday next after the feast of the Apostles Simon and Iude in the sayd first yeare of this king Edward the third proceeded in such wise against the sayd Malefactors y e Iohn de Berton Cordwayner Robert Forton and a great number of other were indyted of felonie for the mysdemeanours afore mentioned and the Indytements so founde were after sent and presented vnto Iohn Stonore Walter de Friskeney Robert Malberthorpe and Iohn Bousser who by vertue of the kings Commission of Oier Determiner to theÌ„ directed sat at S. Edmundsbury the Wednesday next after the feast of Saint Lucie the virgin and then and there sent forth precepts to the Sherife commaunding him to apprehende the sayd Berton Forton and others that were indyted of the foresayde felonies and also to returne a sufficient Iurie to trie vpon theyr arraignment the sayde Malefactors by order of law the Fryday next after the sayde feast of Saint Lucie Herevpon Alane de Latoner and Robert Dalling with .xvij. others being arraigned were founde guiltie and suffered death according to the order appoynted for felons One Adam Miniot stoode muet and refused to be tryed by his countrey and so was pressed to death as the law in such case appoynteth Diuerse other were saued by their bookes according io the order of Clerkes conuict as Alexander Brid person of Hogesete Iohn Rugham person of little Welnetham Iohn Berton Cordwayner and diuers other Some were repriued as one woman named Iulian Barbor who being big bellied was respited till she were deliuered of child Benedict Sio and Robert Russell were repriued and committed to the safe keeping of the Sherife as triers or appeachers as we terme them of other offenders and bycause there was not anye as yet attached by theyr appeales they were commaunded againe to prison One Robert de Creswell was saued by the kings letters of special pardon which he had there readie to shew As for Robert Foxton Adam Cokefielde and a great number of other whome the Sherife was commaunded to apprehende hee returned that he coulde not heare of them within the precinct of his Baylifewike wherevpon
the whole couÌ„saile there assembled that the kings sergeants and Attourneyes should go to the L. Chauncellor to haue a sight of all the sayde leagues and charters of truses to the intent they might frame their indytements according to the matter And note that iudge Fineux sayd that al such as were parties to the said insurrection were giltie of high treason as wel those that did not commit any robberie as those that were principall doers therein themselues bycause that the insurrection in it selfe was highe treason as a thing practised against the regal honor of our souereign lord the king and the same law holdeth of an insurrection said Fineux made agaynst the statute of laborers for so sayd he it came to passe that certaine persons within the Countie of Kent began an insurrection in disobedience of the statute of labourers and were attainted therefore of high treason and had iudgement to be drawn hanged and quartered He shewed where and when this chaunced c It was further determined by the same Fineux and all the Iustices of the lande that vpon the sayde Commission of Dyer and Terminee in London the Iustices named in the same commission might not arraigne the offenders and proceed to their tryall in one selfe day no more than myght the Iustices of peace But Iustices in Eyer myght so doe as well as the Iustices of Gaole deliuery and as the sufficiencie of the Iurours wythin the Citie to passe betwyxte the King and the sayde Traytours the Iustices determined that hee that hadde landes and goodes to the valewe of an hundred Markes shoulde bee inhabied to passe vppon the sayde indytementes And thys by the equitie of the Statute of Anno vndecimo Henrici septimi the which wil that no manne bee admytted to passe in any Inquest in London in a Plea of landes or other action in which the damages shall passe the value of fortie shillings excepte hee bee woorth in landes or goodes the valew of an hundred Markes On Saterday the seconde of May in thys ninth yeare all the Commissioners wyth the Lorde Maior Aldermen and Iustices wente to the Guylde hall where manye of the offendours were indyted as well of the Insurrection as of the robberyes by them committed agaynst the truses Herevppon they were araigned and pleading not guiltie hadde day gyuen till the Monday nexte ensuyng On which day being the fourth of May the Lorde Maior the Duke of Norffolke the Earle of Surrey and other came to sitte in the Guilde hall to proceede in theyr Oyer and Determiner as they were appoynted The Duke of Norffolke entred the Citye with thirtene hundred armed men and so when the Lordes were sette the Prysoners were brought throughe the Streetes tyed in Ropes some menne and some laddes of thirtene yeares of age Among them were dyuerse not of the Citie some Priestes some Husbande menne and labourers The whole number amounted vnto two hundred three score and eyghtene persons This daye was Iohn Lyncolne indyted as a principall procurour of this mischieuous insurrection and therevppon hee was arraigned and pleading not guiltie had day giueÌ„ ouer til Wednesday or as Hall sayth tyll Thursday next ensuyng He was charged with such matter as before ye haue hearde concerning his suyte vnto Doctor Standish and Doctor Bele for the reading of this bil in their sermons and opening the matter as before yee haue heard all whiche matter with the circumstances he had confessed on sunday the thirde of May vnto sir Richard Cholmley sir Iohn Daunsie sir Hugh Skeuington Diuerse other were indited this Monday and so for that time the Lordes departed The next day the Duke came againe and the Erle of Surrey with two M. armed men which kept the streetes It was thought that the Duke of Norffolk bare the citie no good will for a lewd priest of his which the yeare before was slaine in Cheape When the Maior the duke the erles of Shrewsburie and Surrey were set the prisoners were arreyned .xiij. found guiltie adiudged to be haÌ„ged drawne quartered for executioÌ„ wherof were set vp .xj. paire of galowes in diuerse places where the offences were done as at Algate at Blanchchapelton Gracious streete Leaden hall and before euery Counter one also at Newgate at Saint Martins at Aldersgate and at Bishopsgate Then were the prisoners that were iudged brought to those places of executioÌ„ and executed in most rigorous maner in the presence of the L. Edmond Howard son to the duke of Norffolke and knight Marshall On Thursday the seuenth of May was Lyncolne Shyrwin and two brethren called Bets 〈◊〉 Lincolne the Author of 〈◊〉 May day â—…ed 〈◊〉 â—…eside and diuerse other adiudged to die They were layd on Hardels and drawne to the Standert in Cheap and first was Iohn Lincolne executed and as the other had the rope aboute theyr neckes there came a commaundement from the king to respite the execution and then was the Oyer and determiner deferred till an other day the prisoners sente againe to warde and the armed men departed out of London and all things were set in quiet Thursday the .xxij. of Maye the king came into Westminster hall The king coÌ„meth to Westminster Hal there sate in iudgement himselfe and with him was the Cardinall the Dukes of Norffolke Suffolke y e erles of Shrewsbury Essex Wilshire Surrey with many lords other of the kings couÌ„sell The Maior and Aldermen with other of the chief Citizens were there in theyr best liuereys by nine of the clocke in the morning according as the Cardinall had appoynted them Then came in the prisoners bound in ropes in ranke one after another in their shirtes and euery one had an halter about his necke being in number foure C. men .xj. women When they were thus come before the kings presence the Cardinall layd sore to the Maior and Aldermen their negligence and to the prisoners he declared howe iustly they had deserued death Then all the prisoners togither reyed to the king for mercie and therewith the Lordes with one consent besought his grace of pardon for theyr offences The king pardoneth al the rebels at whose request the king pardoned them all The Cardinal then gaue to them a good exhortation to the great reioysing of the hearers And when the general pardon was pronounced all the prisoners shouted at once cast vp their halters into the roofe of the hal This company was after called the blacke Wagon After that these prisoners were thus pardoned All the gallowes within the Citie were taken downe and the Citizens tooke more heed to their seruants than before they had done The Quene of Scots retourneth into Scotlande The .xviij. of May y e Q. of Scots departed out of LondoÌ„ toward ScotlaÌ„d richly appoynted of all things necessarie for hir estate through the kings greate liberality bountiful goodnesse She entred into Scotland the .xiij. of Iune and was receiued at Berwik by hir
that all the beholders spake of them honor Thursday the .xxj. of Iune the two Kings likewise kept the tourneys so that all those noble men that woulde proue their valiancies were deliuered according to the articles of the tourneys which this day tooke ende â—…ers Fryday the .xxij. of Iune the two kings with their retinue did battaile on foote at the Barriers and there deliuered all such as put forth themselues to trie their forces 〈◊〉 Cardinall â—…g Maâ—…e â—…re two 〈◊〉 On Saterday the .xxiij. of Iune the Lorde Cardinall sang an highe and solemne Masse by note aloft vpon a pompous stage before the two Kings and Queenes the which being furnished Indulgence was giuen to all the hearers The two kings dyned in one Chamber that day and the two Queenes in another After dinner the two kings with their bendâ—… entred the field on foote before the Bairiers and so began the fight which continued battaile after battaile till all the commers were answered There were deliuered this day thus at the barriers by battaile an C. and sixe persons the two last battails did the kings And so that Saterday the whole chalenge was performed and all men deliuered of the articles of iustes tourneys battayles on foote at the Barriers by the sayde two kings and their aydes After this there folowed royall maskes Maskes and on the Sunday the .xxiiij. of Iune the King of Englande with foure companyes in euerie companie senne trymlye appoynted in maskyng apparell rode to Arde and lykewise the Frenche king accoÌ„panied with .xxxviij. persons as maskers repayred to Guisnes They met on the way and eche company passed by other without any countenance making or disuisering They were honourably receyued as well at the one place as the other and when they had ended theyr pastime banquetting and daunces they returned and met againe on the way homewardes and then putting off their visers they louingly embraced and after amiable communication togyther they tooke leaue either of other and for a remembraunce gaue giftes eyther to other verie rich and princely King Henry departed from Guisnes to Caleys and from thence to Graueling to visite the Emperour On the Morrow after being Monday the xxv of Iune the king with the Queene remoued from Guisnes to Calays where hee remayned till the tenth of Iuly on whiche day he roade to Graueling and was receyued on the waye by the Emperor and so by hym conueyed to Graueling where not onely the king but also all his traine was cheared and feasted with so louing maner that the Englishmen highly praysed the Emperors Court This meeting of the Emperour and the king of Englande was a corosie to the French king and his people as by euident tokens afterwardes well appeared The emperour commeth to Caleys to king Henrye On Wednesday the eleuenth of Iuly the Emperour and his Aunte the Ladie Margaret came wyth the king of Englande to the towne of Calays and there continued in great ioy and solace wyth feasting banquetting daunsing and masking till Saterdaye the fourtenth of Iuly on the whiche day about noone hee tooke leaue of the Queene of Englande hys Aunte and departed towarde Graueling beeing conducted on his way by the king of England to a Village towardes Flanders called Waell and there they embraced and tooke leaue eyther of other in most louing maner They did not altogither spend the tyme thus whilest they were togither in vayne pleasures and sporting reuels for the Charters before time concluded were there read and all the Articles of the league tripartite agreed betwixt the Emperour the King of Englande and the French king were at full declared to the whiche the French king had fully condescended and for the more proufe thereof and exemplyfication of the same he sent Monsieur de Roche with letters of credence to signifie to the Emperour that in the worde of a Prince he woulde obserue fulfil performe and keepe all the same articles for him his realme and subiects The king returneth into England Shortly after that the Emperour and the King had taken leaue eche of other and were departed the king shipped and with the Queene and all other the Nobilitie returned safely into England The King kept hys Christmasse at Grenewiche this yeare with much noblenesse and open Court About the same tyme 1521 the King hauing regarde to the common wealth of his realme Polidor considered how for the space of fiftie yeares past and more the Nobles and Gentlemen of Englande being giuen to grasing of cattell and keeping of sheepe had inuented a meane howe to encrease their yearely reuenues to the great decay and vndoing of the husbandemen of the lande For the sayde Nobles and Gentlemen after the maner of the Numidians more studying how to encrease their pastures than to mainteyne tyllage beganne to decay husbande tackes and tenements and to conuert errable grounde into Pasture furnishing the same with beastes and sheepe and also deare so enclosing the fieldes with hedges dytches and pales whiche they helde in theyr owne handes engrossing woolles and selling the same and also sheepe and beastes at theyr owne pryses and as might stande most to theyr owne pryuate commoditie whereof a threefolde euill chaunced to the common wealth as Polidore noteth one for that thereby the number of husband men was sore diminished the whiche the Prince vseth chiefely in his seruice for the warres an other for that many Townes and Vyllages were left desolate and became ruynous the thirde for that both Wooll and Cloth made thereof and the fleshe of all maner of beastes vsed to bee eaten was solde at farre higher pryces than was accustomed These enormityes at the fyrst beginning beeyng not redressed grewe in shorte space to suche force and vigour by euyll custome that afterwarwardes they could not be well taken away nor remoued The King therefore causing suche good statutes as had beene deuised and established for reformation in thys behalfe to be reuyued and called vppon Commissâ—… graunted for the maintenaunce of â—…llage and laying open of inclosure taketh order by directing forth hys Commission vnto the Iustices of peace and other suche Magystrates that presentmente shoulde bee hadde and made of all suche Inclosures and decay of husbandrye as had chaunced within the space of fiftie yeares before that present tyme. The Iustices and other Magistrates according to their commission executed the same And so commaundement was giuen that the decayed houses should be buylt vp again that the husbandmen should be placed eftsoones in y e same and that inclosed grounds shuld be laid open and sore punishment appointed agaynste them that disobeyed 〈…〉 These so good and wholesome ordinances shortely after were defeated by meane of bribes giueÌ„ vnto the Cardinal for when the nobles and Gentlemen whiche had for their pleasures imparked the common fieldes were loth to haue the same againe disparked they redemed their vexation with good summes of money and so
third péece vpon the North side of the Wâ—â—râ—…she néeâ—â— Falbrocke as Barkeshyre hath one percell also vpon the selfe side of the same water in the verye edge of Glocestershyre â–ª Lykewyse an other in Oxforde shyre not verye farre from Burford and the thirde ouer agaynst Lache lade which is parted from the mayne countye of Barkeshyre by a lyttle strake of Oxford shyre Who woulde thinke that twoo Fragmentes of Wilshyre were to be séene in Barkeshyre vpon the Loden and the ryuer that falleth into it whereof and the lyke sith there are verye manye I thinke good to gyue thys briefe admonition For although I haue not presentlye gone thorowe wyâ—â— them al yet these maye suffice to giue notice of thys thinge whereof most readers as I perswade my selfe are ignorant But to procéede with our purpose ouer eache of these shyres in time of necessity is a seuerall Léeâ—…tenant chosen vnder the Prince 〈…〉 who beyng a noble man of calling hath almost regall authoritie ouer the same for the tyme beyng in many cases which doth coÌ„cerne his office otherwyse it is gouerned by a Shirife 〈◊〉 who is resident dwelling somewhere within the same couÌ„ty whom they call a Vicount in respect of y e Erle or as they called him in time past the Alderman that beareth his name of the Countye although it be seldome séene in Englande that the Earle hath any great store of possessions or oughtes to doe in the County whereof he taketh hys name more then is allowed to him thorowe his personall resiauns if he happen to dwell and bée resident in the same In the election also of these Magestrates dyueâ—â—able Persons aswell for wealth as wisdome are named by the commons at a tyme and place appointed for theyr choyse whose names beyng delyuered to the Prince he foorthwyth pricketh some suche one of them as he pleaseth to assigne vnto that office to whome he coÌ„mitteth the charge of the county and who herevpon is Shirife of that shyre for one whole yeare or vntill another be chosen 〈…〉 The Shirife also hath his vnder Shirife that ruleth holdeth the shyre courtes law daies vnder hym vpon sufficient caution vnto the high Shirife for hys true execution of Iustice and yéelding of accoumpt when he shall be thervnto called There are likewyse vnder him certayne Bayliffes â—…ifes whose office is to serue returne such writtes processes as are directed vnto theÌ„ froÌ„ the high Shirife to make seazure of the goodes and cattelles and arrest the bodyes of such as doe offende presenting eyther their persons vnto him or at the leastwyse taking sufficient bonde or other assuraunce of them for theyr due apperance at an appointed tyme when y e Shirife by order of law ought to present them to the Iudges according to his charge â—…e â—…nstaâ—… In euerye hundred also are one or moe high constables according to the quaÌ„tity of the same who receyuing writtes and iniunctions from the high Shirife vnder his seale doe forthwith charge the pety constables of euery towne with in their limites â—…y conâ—…es with the execution of y e same In eche countye likewise are sundrye law dayes holden at their appointed seasons of which some retaine the olde Saxon name and are called Motelaghe 〈…〉 They haue also an other called the Shirifes turne which they holde twyse in their times in euery hundred and in these two latter such small matters as oft aryse amongst the inferior sorte of people are hard and determined They haue finally their quarter sessions wherein they are assisted by the Iustices and Gentlemen of the countrey and twise in the yeare Gaile deliuerye â—…e deâ—…y or 〈◊〉 assiâ—… at which time the Iudges ride about in theyr circuites into euerye seuerall countye where the nobilitye and Gentlemen wyth the Iustices there resiaunt associate them and mynister the lawes of the realme wyth great solemnity and Iustice Howbeit in doing of these things they retayne still the the olde order of the lande in vse before the conquest for they coÌ„mit the full examination of al causes there to be heard to y e coÌ„sideratioÌ„ of 12. sober graue â—…uests wise men chosen out of y e same countye which number they call an enquest and of these inquests there are more or lesse impaniled aâ—…euery assize as the nuÌ„ber of cases there to be handled doth craue and require albeit that some one inquest hath often diuers to coÌ„sider of when they haue to their vttermost poure consulted and debated of such thinges as they are charged with all they returne againe to the place of Iustice wyth theyr Verdicte in wryting according whereunto the Iudge doth pronounce his seÌ„tence be it for life or death or any other matter whatsoeuer is brought before him Beside these officers afore mencioned there are suÌ„dry other in euery countye as Crowners whose duety is to enquire of such as come to their death by violence to attache and present the plées of the Crowne Iustices of peax and quorum to make inquirye of treasure founde c. There are dyuers also of the best learned of the lawe beside sundry Gentlemen where the number of Lawyers doe not suffise and whose reuenues doe amount to aboue twenty pound by the yeare appointed by especiall commission from the prince to looke vnto the good gouernement of hir subiectes in the Counties where they dwell and of these the least skilfull in the lawe are of the peace the other both of the peace and quorum otherwise called of Oyer Determiner so that the first haue authoritie onely to heare the other to heare determine such matters as are brought vnto their presence These also doe dyrect theyr warrantes to the kéepers of the Gayles which in their limitations for the safe keping of such offenders as they shal iudge worthie to be kept vnder warde vntill the great assizes to th ende their causes may be further examined before the residue of the countye these officers were first deuised in the eightéene yeare of Edwarde the thyrde as I haue béene informed They méete also and togither with the Shyrifes doe hold their Sessions at foure times in the yeare Quarter sessions whereof they are called quarter Sessions and herin they inquyre of the common anoyaunces of the kings léege people sundrie other trespasses determining vppon them as iustice doth require There are also a thyrde kinde of Sessions holden by the high Constables and Baylifs afore mencioned called Petie Sessions Pety sessions wherein the weightes measures are perused by the Clarke of the market for the countey who sitteth with theÌ„ At these méetings also Victuallers in like sort seruants labourers roges and runnagates are often reformed for their excesses although the burning of vagabounds thorow their eares be referred to y e quarter sessioÌ„s or higher courts of Assise where they are adiudged also to death if they be takeÌ„ the third
vttermost of his power in reuēge of such their great vntruthes cloked dealings They had vneth receyued their answere but that there came from the Saxons .xl. other Ambassadors ▪ being mē of great authoritie amongst them to excuse that whiche had happened ouer night The excuse of the Saxons in laying the fault vpon a sort of vndiscrete persons nothing priuie vnto that which the gouerners of the armie had done touching the sending of their Ambassadours and therevpon had without their aduise made that skirmish Arthure hauing thus vanquised his enimies gaue license vnto those nobles which hee had deteyned as is sayde in his campe being sent vnto him as Ambassadors to depart ouer into Germanie appointing the residue of such Saxōs as were men of no defence to remain stil in the land yeelding a yearly tribute vnto the Brytains and also with cōdition that they shuld become christians The Scottishmen and Picts which had ayded the Brytaynes in this iourney soiourned awhile after at London where Arthure feasted and banketted them in most royall wise Arthures ◅nificence shewing them al the honor that might be deuised and afterwardes sent them home right princely rewarded with many great giftes and rich presents Whilest such businesse as ye haue heard was thus in hand betwixt the Saxons Britains the estate of the Scottish common wealth was gouerned by great wisedome and policie without any notable trouble or disorder But finally when king Conrane beganne to waxe aged and that such as had the chief doings vnder him sought not the execution of iustice but their owne commodities to the hinderance of a multitude the people began to repine thereat and to practise a conspiracie with diuerse of the Nobles against Conrane A conspiracie practised agaynst Cōran and those which ruled by his appoyntment It chaunced that there was one Toncet a mā of base byrth assigned by the kings commission to be chiefe iustice or as it were Chauncelor for the administration of the lawes in Murrey land a persō passing full of rygorous crueltie especially in iudgements of life death and in gathering vp of all maner of forfeytures of penall lawes which he did onely to purchase fauor of the king by the enriching of his coffers An euill officer in respect whereof he had smal regard either of right or wrong so that there were hope of somwhat to be gotten Amongst other the violent doings of this Toncet he caused diuerse marchant men of the towne of Fores in Murreyland as thē the chiefest town of all that countrey to be accused of treason by a light information and in the end executed without any apparant matter onely vpon a couetous desire to haue their goods and riches bycause they were men of great wealth and substance Diuerse noble men of the countrey there aboutes namely of the towne of Fores being partly of kin vnto those marchants were sore offended with this act and herevpon they first came vnto Toncet reuiled him with many high reprochful wordes afterwards fell vpō him in the place of opē iudgement where he sat as then in his iudgement seat A presumptuous act and there murthered him getting them forthwith vp into the moūtains to auoyd the danger which they knewe vnpossible for them to escape if they should happen to be taken whilest Conran should be liuing After this they deuised how they might encrease their heynous deed and bolde enterprise with an other far more horrible notable The determination of the murtherers to dispatch the king also which was to slea the king himself as the original cause of all such mischief that then raigned in y e realme through the vnworthie gouernment of his vniust ministers couetous magistrates hoping withall to obtain the fauor of some of the noble men whom they knew to maligne the king his coūsell most extreemly thereby in short time to be assured of their pardon Shortly after it chaunced that one Donald also gouernor of Athol Donald gouernour of Athol conspireth with the Outlawes to murther the king a mā in great fauour and trust with the king had vnderstanding what these outlawes intended therevpon practised with them by priuie messengers that they should come in secret maner vnto Enuerlochtee where the king soiourned promising them by most assured meanes of othes vowes that they shuld haue al y e furtherance he could deuise towards the atchieuing of their enterprise Hereupon these outlawes according to their instructions The outlawes enter into the kings bed chamber came in secret wise vnto Enuerlochtee and were closely conueyd into Conrans bed chāber by Donalds meanes who as though he had knowne nothing of the matter got himself quickly out of the way when he sawe them once entred within the doore of the chamber Conran the king perceiuing how he was betrayed and that his enimies were got into his chamber ready to murther him stept forth of his bed falling down vpō his knees besought them to take pitie of his age not to defile their handes in the bloud of their naturall lord and king considering the fault was not his Conran is murthered within his bed chamber by trayterous meanes 35. H.B. if they had beene any wayes wronged Howbeit they doubting nothing but least he should escape their hands streightwayes dispatched him out of life and withal made hast away This was the ende of king Conranus in the .xx. yeare of his raigne being the .xvj. of Arthurs dominion ouer the Brytains 20. H.B. the fifth of the Emperor Iustinianus and in the yeare after the byrth of our Sauior 531. 535. H.B. But his corps was buried in y e Abbey of Iona otherwise called Colmkil w t such funerall pompe exequies as in those dayes were vsed There were that counsayled him in the begynning of his raigne which he beganne in Argile being placed there vpon the chaire of marble that he shoulde see in any wise the auctours of his Vncles death duely punished Regicides or kingquellers ought chiefly aboue al other to be punished to giue ensample to other that they shoulde not attempt the lyke hereafter agaynste theyr liege Lorde and crowned King but he contrarywise did not onlye forgiue the offence but also receyued the forenamed Donalde wyth other the murtherers into his seruice Eugenius is suspected of his predecessours death and made them of his priuie Counsell which caused many men to suspect least he himselfe had beene of counsell with them in committing that murther The talke wherof was so common in all mens mouthes namely amongst the common people The Queene Dowager fled with hir two sonnes into Irelande that the Queene Dowager late wife to king Conran doubting not only the suretie of hir owne life but also of hir two sonnes which she had by the said Cōran the one named Reginan and the other Aidan fled with them ouer into Irelande where within fewe
purposed intent with his trustie frendes amongst whom Banquho was the chiefest vpon confidence of theyr promised ayde Makbeth sleeth king Duncane he slewe the king at Enuernes or as some say at Botgosuane in the .vj. yeare of his reygne Then hauing a companie about him of such as he had made priuie to his enterpryce he caused himselfe to be proclaymed king Makbeth vsurpeth the crowne and foorthwith went vnto Scone where by common consent he receyued the inuesture of the kingdome according to the accustomed maner The bodie of Duncane was firste conueyed vnto Elgyne and there buried in kingly wise but afterwardes it was remoued and conueyed vnto Colmekill Duncanes buriall 1046. H.B. and there layd in a sepulture amongst his predecessours in the yeare after the birth of our Sauiour .1040 Malcolme Cammore and Donald Bane the sonnes of king Duncane Malcolme Cammore and Donald Bane flee into Cumberland for feare of theyr liues whiche they might well know y t Makbeth would seeke to bring to end for his more sure cōfirmatiō in the astate fled into Cūberlād where Malcolme remained til time that S. Edward y e sonne of king Etheldred recouered the dominion of England from the Danish power the whiche Edward receyued Malcolme by way of moste freendly entertaynement Malcolme Cāmore receiued by Edward king of England but Donald passed ouer into Ireland where he was tenderly cherished by the king of that lande When these theeues barrettours other oppressours of the innocent people were come to darreigne batell in this maner of wise as said is they were streight wayes apprehended by armed men trussed vp in halters on gibets Streight iustice according as they had iustly deserued The residue of misdoers y t were left were punished tamed in such sort that many yeares after all theft reiffings were litle heard of the people enioying the blissefull benefite of good peace and tranquillitie Makbeth shewing himselfe thus a most diligent punisher of all iniuries and wrongs attempted by any misordered persons within his realme was accompted the sure defence buckler of innocent people and hereto he also applied his whole endeuour A kingly endeuour to cause yong men to exercise themselues in vertuous maners and men of the Churche to attende their diuine seruice according to theyr vocations Iustice ministred without respect of persons He caused to be slaine sundry Thanes as of Eathnes Sutherland Stranauerne and Ros bicause through thē and their seditious attēpts much trouble dayly rose in the realme He appeased the troublesome state of Galloway and slewe one Makgill a tyraunt who had many yeares before passed nothing of the regall authoritie or power To be briefe such were the woorthy doings and princely acts of this Makbeth in the administration of the realme that if he had attayned therevnto by rightfull meanes and continued in vprightnesse of iustice as he began till the ende of his reygne he might well haue bene numbred amongst the moste noble princes that any where had reygned He made many holesome lawes statutes for the publike weale of his subiectes Lawes made by king Makbeth diuers of the whiche I haue here set foorth according as I finde them in Hector Boetius He that is within orders of the churche Liberties of thē that haue taken orders shall not be compelled to answere before a temporall iudge but be remitted to his ordinarie The tēth parte of all fruytes that encrease on the ground shal be giuen to the churche Tythes to be payde to the churche that God may be worshipped with oblations and praiers Persons accursed He that continueth obstinately in the curse of the church by the space of one whole yeare cōtemning to be reconciled shall be reputed enimie to the cōmon weale and if he perseuer with indurate minde the space of twoo yeares all his goodes shal be forfayted The order of knighthood He y t receyueth the order of knighthood shall take an othe to defend ladies virgins widowes orphans y e cōminaltie And he y t is made king shal be sworne in the semblable maner Eldest daughters The eldest daughter shall inherite hir fathers landes as well as the eldest sonne should if the father leaue no sonne bebinde him And if any woman marie with the lord of the soyle she shall lose hir heritage No man shall enioy any landes rentes offices The kings gifte or other possessions but onely by gifte and graunt of the king No offices to go by inheritance No office shall go by inheritaunce but shall still remayne at the kings free disposition as shal stande with his pleasure to assigne it Iudges No man shall sit as iudge in any temporall courte without the kings commission authorizing him thereto All conuentions offices and actes of iustice shall passe in the kings name Reteynours He that is retayned or becommeth a sworne mā to any other person saue only to y e king shall lose his life for it euery man shall be bounde to defend the king against all other creatures Raysours of the kings people or vnlawfull assembles He that rayseth the kings liege people shall lose life goodes and landes and so shall they do that assemble togither by his procurement He that attēdeth any man to the church market Wayters vpō other men or to any other publike assemble as a retaynour shall suffer death except he haue liuing at his hands on whom he so attendeth Keeping of horses A horse kept by any of the commons or husbandmen to any other vse than for tillage and laboring of the earth shal be forfayted to the king by escheate Counterfayte fooles with minstrels and such lyke Counterfeyte fooles minstrels iesters and these kinde of iuglers with such like idle persons that range abrode in the countrey hauing no special licēce of the king shal be cōpelled to learne some science or crafte to get their liuing if they refuse so to do they shal be drawen like horses in the plough and harrowes Possession of landes Though the sonne chaunce to be put in possession of his fathers lande by the kings licence during the life of his father yet shall the same landes be forfayted to the king if his father be afterwardes conuicted of treason committed against the kings person All suche women that are maried to any Lorde or Baron though shee haue no issue by him shall yet haue the thirde parte of his landes after his deceasse and the remnaunt shall go to his heyres Dowrie of wiues Mariage of Lordes and Barons All maner of Lordes and great Barons shal not contract matrimony with other vnder paine of death specially if theyr landes and rowmes lie neare togither Bearing of armour All armour and weapon borne to other effect than in defence of the king and realme in time of warres shal be confiscate to the kings vse
person and bycause he had deteyned y e king against his will with him the space of two yeres and more al which time he stood in feare of his life HeÌ„ry Steward created Lorde of Methwen In this Parliament Henry Stewarde y e Queenes husband was created L. of Methwen and made master of the ordinance In October following the K. assembled a great company of men with artilleire and diuers kind coniunctioÌ„ to besiege the Castell of Tantalloâ—… The Castell of Tantalloâ—… besieged whiche the Erle of Angus â—…ride who aduertised of the preparatioÌ„ made for y e same siege furnished the Castel with meÌ„ all kind of necessaries weâ—… himself into England When the siege theÌ„ was laid about the Castell it was so strong and so well prouided that it might not be wonne for all that â—…ede bee done at that season in somuch y t after Dauid Fauconer Dauid Fawconer slayne principal gunner of the kings side was slayne the K. caused y e siege to be reised yet at leÌ„gth though not til a loÌ„g time after this it was deliuered to the King by appoyntmente The L. Sinclar and all the residue wer takeÌ„ The blindnes of the Orkney men The Orkney men held opinion that their patrone S. Magnus was seene that day to fighte in the field on their side against their enimies 〈◊〉 assembly 〈◊〉 Lords The same moneth on the fiftenth day there was a greate assembly of the Lordes in Edenburgh where the K. himselfe sate in iudgement The Lard of HinderlaÌ„d called Cockeborne and one Adam Scot of Tushlaw who was named king of theeues 〈◊〉 of â—…eues were accused of theft and of receiuing and mainteining of theeues slaughters and other crimes of the which being conuict they lost their heads â—…xecution which were set ouer y e Tolduith of Edenburgh The Earle of Bothwell conuict The same day y e Erle of Bothwel was also coÌ„uict for mainteining theÌ„ theyr crimes his life landes goodes wer in the kings hands He was therfore kept in ward within Edenburgh Castell Banished the Realme and after sente into Murrey land and lastly banished the Realme during the kings dayes Also the Lord Maxwell the Lorde Hume the Lards of Balglueth Fernyherst Other Lords conuict and put in warde Pollort Iohnson Marke Kar and other principall men of the borders were conuict by affise and putte in warde by reason whereof the borderers kepte better rule euer after during the Kinges raigne About this season Iohn Scotte fasted fortie dayes without receyuing any foode a landed man named Iohn Scotte that had trauelled abroade in the world and nowe beeyng returned into Scotland bycause it was bruted in other Countreys hee had fasted xl dayes without either meate or drinke was for royall thereof put in Dauids Tower in Edenbourgh Castell and diligent watch set vpon him to 〈◊〉 that hee had no sustenaunce to relieue him withall and so kept for fortie dayes hee fasted all that tyme wythout any kinde of nourishment to the greate woonder of the people 1529 In the Sommer of this yeare .1529 Archimbalde Dowglas that had beene forfalted as yee haue heard came alone to the king while he was a hunting in Striueling Parke and besought his grace of pardon which he had obteyned fully at his handes bycause he fauoured him more than any of that suâ—name if hee had not beene as hee was in deede altogither determined that none of them shoulde remaine wythin the land at that tyme Archimbalde Dowglas banished and so he banished him into France where shortly after through griefe of mynde he departed this life The king commeth to the borders In the Moneth of Iune the King with an armie went to the borders to set order there for better rule to be kept and to punishe such as were knowen to be most culpable herevpon he caused xlviij of the most notable theeues with theyr Captaine Iohn Armstrong to bee apprehended the which being conuict of murther theft and treason Theeues hanged were all hanged on growing trees to the ensample of others There was one cruell theefe amongest the rest A theefe burnt to death which had burned a house with a womaÌ„ and hir children within it he was burned to death George Armestrong brother to Iohn was pardoned to the ende he shoulde appeache the residue which he did so that they were apprehended by the Kings commaundement and punished for theyr misdoyngs according as they had deserued Wonders seen in the firmanent In August following many marueylous sightes were seene about Striueling as Candels burning vpon the toppes of hilles in the nightes and in the morning afore Sunne rysing diuerse armed men appeared fighting vpon the ground which was taken to be a foretoken of some trouble to ensue in those parties The .xv. day of August a greate number of people being assembled at the Market in Campscenneth .lij. persons were drowned in the Ferrie boate A Ferrie boat drowned amongst the which were diuerse honest men and women of the countrey The first of Marche in the yeare .1530 the Abbot of Culrose called Inglis 1530 An Abbot murthered was crueltye murthered by the Lorde of Tulliallan and hys seruants amongest whome there was a Priest called sir William Louthien for the which they were apprehended and the sayde sir William the xxvij of the same moneth vpon a publike shalfolde in Edenbourgh was degraded the King Queene and a great companie of people beeing present and after his degradation he was delyuered to the Earle of Argile high Iustice and the next day the sayd Tulliallan and the same priest were beheaded This yeare the Colledge court of Iustice called the Sessions The Sessions instituted was instituted in Edenbourgh by the King with consent of the three estates in Parliament assembled and after confirmed in Rome in the which are fiftene Counsaylers ordinarie eight of them being spirituall persons of the which the most auncient is president and seuen temporall men but so as by this number the Chancellor of the realme is aboue the president when he is present There are also foure counsaylers extraordinarie remoueable at the princes pleasure In the yeare .1532 1532 I finde little done to make account of for the Earle of Angus remayning in Englande coulde not perswade the King of England in his fauour to breake the peace wyth Scotlande though the same Earle earnestly laboured to bring that to passe But in the yeare .1532 sir Arthure Darcy was sent to the borders who being at Barwike 1532 Sir Arthure Darcie sent to the borders by the counsaile of the Erle of Angus then being there they made a roade into Scotlande and burned certaine places He maketh a road into Scotland whervpon the Scots assembling themselues to defende theyr Countrey made towardes the Englishmen who retyred themselues to Barwike againe After this were diuerse inuasions made on euery side vpon the
127 11â—… Chronicles and other Scottishe Bookes burnt 308.59 Chruchneus built a Citie vpon the Riuer Carone â—…0 â—…7 Church of DurhaÌ„ plucked dovvn and builded vppe a nevve 257. line 1â—…97 Children and vvomen eaten â—…47 line 57 Church of Dunfermeling buylded 259. â—…1â—… Church of Scotland exempt from the iurisdiction of Yorke 277. line 19â—… Church of Glaskovv finished 289. line â—… Churchmens goodes not to bee medled vvithal by the Kyng 357. â—…77 Ciâ—…liâ—… slayne 141 9â—… Cisâ—…ntoriges taken prisoner by the Romaynes 2â—… 8â—… â—…l discorde amongst the Lords of the Iles. 65 6â—… Ciâ—…igâ—…ll King of VVest Saxons 143. 54 Ciuil discorde betvveenâ—… Kyng Constantinus and Malcolme prince of Cumberland 2â—… 6â—… Ciuill dissention in Scotland â—…60 line 147 Ciane Reynolde ssayeth the Lord Loueâ—… â—â— Clattering of aâ—… 〈◊〉 in Camelon Church â—â— 2â—… Clattering of armoure hearde in the aire â—â—0 â—…5 Clavvne Christopher 〈◊〉 385. 66 Claudius Emperoure of Rome â—…1 line 86 Claudius the Emperour commeth into Britayne â—â— 12 Claudius sayleth into the Orkâ—…nies â—â— 17 Claudius taketh Gaâ—…s Kyng of Orkenies 8â—… 37 Cleargie of Scotlande summoned by Cardinall Gualo to assemble aâ—… Anvvike 283 Clide Firth 46â—… 8â—… Clide riuer 462 1â—…5 Clifforde Thomas Knighte sente Ambassador into Scotlande 44â—… line â—…28 Cleargies coÌ„tribution to the kings raunsome 554.97 Cloyde riuer 460.53 Clovvys King of France 147.16 Clovve a parte of Angus 297. line 68 Chidesdale vvhy so called 178.15 Cocbourne pethes 253.43 Cochram Thomas of a Mason made Earle of Mar. 403.83 Cochram Thomas Earle of Mar hanged 403.103 Cockburne Lord of Hinderlande accused of thefte and beheaded 440.55 Cockburne Roberte Bishoppe of Dunkeld sent Ambassadour into England 436.71 Cobios a vvorthy Frenche Captayne 477.68 toketh moe Englishmen prisoners than he had persons to assayle them vvyth 477. 75 Cardinall Gualo condemned by the Pope in a summe of money 283.57 Cardinall Gualo accurseth Scotland 282.108 Cardinall Egidius commeth into Scotland 283.87 Carolus Magnus maketh a league vvith the Scottes â—…59 76 Carolus Magnus honorablye receyueth the Scottishmen that vvere sente into Fraunce 263. line 43 Cartandis Queene of Scottes lamentation for hir husbande 91. 10 Cartandis spoyled by a sorte of Pictish riders â—…1 26 Cartandis findeth pitie in the light of Maximus the Lieutenance 91. 66 Coile King of the Britaynes 9.31 Coile deuiseth subtiltie againste the Scottes and Pictes 9.39 Coile entreth Scotlande vvith an army 9.68 Coile spoyleth the VVesterne borders of Scotlande and taketh prisoners 9.69 Coile slayne by the Scottes and Pictes 9.112 Coile buryed at Troynouahe 9. line 115 Coyning of Golde and siluer in Scotland first began 73. â—…8 Coâ—…termouth taken vppon a suddayne by the Scottes 361.4 Colledge of the Trinitie in Edenburgh by vvhom founded 399. line 33 Colledge of Sainte Sauioure in S. Andrevves by vvhome founded 399.81 Colledge in the old tovvne of Aberdene by vvhome founded 4â—…4 51 Colledge Courte of Iustice called Sessions instituted 441.63 Colane Lorde of Cantir and hys men slayne â—…6 60 Colgerne slayne 128.107 Colgerne a Sâ—…noÌ„ sent for to come into Brytayne 125.21 Colgerne arriueth vvith an armye in Northumberland 125.30 Colgerne created Duke of Northumberland 126.49 Colgerne reproueth Loth of vnâ—…ruitinesse 128 Colman confessour to Ferquâ—…ard 148. 45 Colman and Finnan excommunicate Ferquhard 1â—…7 â—…4 Colman remoued to the Byshopricke of Lindeferne 14â—… 21 Colman conuerteth the Saxons to the Christian faith 14â—… 23 Colman fleeth out of England bycause of the Pestilence 150.5 Colman erecteth a Monasterie in one of the VVesterne Ilandes 150. 7 Colman gouernour of Mar a man of great authoritie 160.24 Colman mâ—…liketh to conclude a league vvith the Frenchmenne 161. 49 Commotion against Aâ—…uiragus and the Romance 33.4 Commotion raysed in Mertia against Adelstane 165.12 CommotioÌ„ of the people in Lochquhaber 239.47 Cometes seene in the aire 180.10 Comete appeareth 291.25 Comete seene betvveene the Poale and Pleiades 401.93 Comete seene in the aire 397.7 Comete seene in the South shining at noone dayes 2â—…7 48 Comete appeareth before Kyng Malcolmes death 272.7 Comete appeareth in the ayre 385. 79 Comfray Radulph sente vvith an army unto Scotland 30â—… 9â—… Comfray Radulph and hys army Commissioners sente to conclude peace betvvixt Englande and France 480.68 Complainte made against the Cumines in Scotlande 287.107 Complayntes exhibited to Iames the firste againste the sonnes of Duke Mordo 377.72 Commons of Britayne conspire agaynste theyr Nobilitie 109. line 53 Compostella a Citie in Spayne builded 239 Coâ—…modities of Matrimonie and specially vnto Kings declared folio 271 Commendable ordinances concerning Orphanes and VViddovves 132.15 Comus a graue noble man of VVales 33.35 Constantinus Emperour of Rome 83. 24 Constantius Emperour of Rome 84. 31 Conclusion of peace betvveene King Richard of Englande and Iames of Scotland 405. â—… Conspiracie of the Scottish Lords againste Iames the thirde 40â—… line 42 Conflicte on the Sea betvvene certayne English and Scottishe Shippes 415 1â—…2 Contention betvveene tvvo Prelates for the Archbishopricke of Saint Andrevves 425.6 Coniers 474.22 Concubinaâ—… to haue like punishmente vvith their leachers 181. line 17 ConditioÌ„s of the peace betvveene Crime and Malcolme 225.84 Conditions of life and peace giuen to the EnglishmeÌ„ by the Danes 220. 36 ConditioÌ„s of agreement betvvene Henrye the third of Englande and Alexander of Scotlande folio 2â—…3 Controuersie of the succession of ScotlaÌ„d committed to Edvvard the firste King of Englande 298. line 105 Contention betvveene Crathlints iij. Nephevvs for the Crovvne 84. 53 Contention in Albion for celebrating the feast of Easter 147. line 39 Contention betvveene the kinsfolke of Alexander the thirde for the Crovvne of Scotlande 298. 48 Contention betvveene the Nobilitie of Scotlande 387.91 Contention betvveene the Gouernoure and Chancelloure of Scotlande for keeping of the yong Kings person 386.22 and 387. 14 Conspiracie against King Henrye of England moued by the Percies and others 370.2 Conspiracie of the Nobles against King Robert 322.32 Conspiratours againste King Roberte committed to prison 322. line 59 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Grime 226.77 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Thereus the King 18.104 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Dardan the King 46.26 Conspiracie againste Constantius 187. 64 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Conarus 63.47 Conspiracie attempted agaynste Mogall 62.43 Conspiracie in Scotlande againste King Edvvard 309.45 Conspiracie of Thecues to haue slayne Alexander 262.6 Conspiracie against Durstus for his vvickednesse 22.5 Conspiracie practised against Coran King of Scottes 131.9 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Romacus 85.7 Conspiracie of certaine Gentlemen against Malcolme 253.64 Conspiracie againste King Malcolme 268.76 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Dongall 167.97 Conspiracie of the Nobles against Malcolme 238.34 Conspiracie against Gâ—…lus 25.15 Conspiracie of the Nobilitie against Ethus 101.83 Conspiracie made againste Iames the first by VValter Stevvarde Earle of Athole 384.3 Constantinus Chlorus persecuseth the Christians in Britaine 82. line 4.5 Constantine chosen one of the Lieutenauntes of Britaine 95. line 71 Constantine slayne in France by Constantius 95.72 Constantinus sonne to Androenus King
This Earle of good meaning Pierce Butler and Margaret Fitz Girald espoused to vnite the houses in friendship matched his sister Margaret Fitz Giralde with Pierce Butler Earle of Ossorie whome he also help to recouer y e Erledome of Ormond into the which after the deceasse of the Earle Iames a Basterde Butler had by abatement intruded Greate and manifolde were the miseries the Lady Margaret susteyned hir husband Pierce Butler beeing so egrely pursued by the vsurper as hee durst not beare vp head but was forced to houer and lurke in Wooddes and Forrestes The noble woman being great with childe and vppon necessitie constreyned to vse a spare dyet for hir onely sustenaunce was milke she longed sore for wine and calling hyr Lorde and a trusty seruaunte of hys Iames White Iames White vnto hir shee requested them both to helpe hyr to some Wyne for shee was not able any longer to endure so streight a life Truely Margaret quoth the Earle of Ossorie thou shalt haue store of Wine within thys foure and twentie houres or else thou shalte feede alone on milke for me The nexte daye following Pierce hauyng intelligence that hys enimie the bace Butler woulde haue trauayled from Donmore to Kilkennie notwithstanding hee were accompanyed with syxe horsemenne yet Pierce hauyng none but hys Lackey did forstalle hym in the way and with a couragious charge The Basterde Butler slayne◅ gored the Basterd through with his speare Thys prosperous calme succeeding the former boysterous storme the Lady Margaret began to take hearte hir naturall stoutenesse floted as well by the remembraunce of hir noble birth as by the intelligence of hir honorable match Kildare all this while kept in authoritie notwithstanding the pushes giuen againste him by secrete heauers that enuyed his fortune and sought to nourish the olde grudge was at lēgth by their priuie packing Kildare sent for into England fetched vp to the Court of Englande by commission and caused hym to bee examined vppon dyuers interrogatories touching the affayres of Irelande Maurice Fitz Thomas Lord Iustice Hee left in hys roomth Maurice Fitz Thomas of Lackragh Lorde Iustice and shortly after came ouer Lorde Lieutenaunt Thomas Howarde Earle of Surrey who was after Duke of Northfolke Surrey Lord Lieutenant of Irelande 1521 Grandfather to the last Duke accompanyed with two hundred yeomen of the Crowne before whome shortly after his repaire thither there was a Parliamente holden at Dublin A Parliamente holden at Dublin in whiche there past an acte that al wilful burning of corne as wel in reekes in the fields as in Villages and Townes shuld be high treason Item an acte agaynste lodyng wolles and floxe vppon payne of forfayture of the double value of the same the one halfe to the Kyng and the other halfe to him that will sue therefore Item that any person seised of lands rentes or tenementes in possession or in vse vnto the yerely value of tenne markes aboue the charges in fee simple fee tayle or for tearme of lyfe copy holde or aunciente demeane shall passe in euery attaint While the Lord Lieutenante sate at dynner in the Castle of Dublin The Moores in Rebellion hee hearde newes that the Moores with a mayne army were euen at the entrie of the bordures readye to inuade the English pale Immediately menne were leuyed by Iohn Fitz Simons Iohn Fitz Simons then Maior of Dublin and the nexte morrowe ioyning them to his hande the Lieutenant marched towardes the Frontiers of Leixe The Moores vppon the Lieutenant hys approche seuered themselues into sundry companies and vnderstandyng that the carriage was dragging after the army and slenderly māned certayne of them charged the Lieutenante hys seruauntes and suche of the Citizens as were appoynted to guarde the carriage Patricke Fitz Simons a strong sturdy yonker Patricke Fitz Simons kept the enimies such tacke as he seazed part of them away rescued the carriage slewe two of the Rebelles and broughte their heads wyth him to maister Maior his tent The next morning two of the Lieutenaunte his men that slunke away from Fitz Simons thinking that the carriage had bin lost aduertised their Lorde that Fitz Simons fledde away and the Moores were so many in companie as it had bin but folly for two to bicker with so great a number The Lieutenante posted in a rage to the Maior his pauilion telling hym that his man Fitz Simons was a cowardly Traytor in rūning away when hee shoulde haue defended the carriage What am I my Lord quoth Patricke Fitz Simons skipping in his shirt out of the tente with both the heads in his hand My Lorde I am no cowarde I stoode to my tacklings when your men gaue me the slippe I rescued the carriage and haue heere sufficiente tokens of my manhoode tumbling downe both the heads Saist thou so Fitz Simons quoth the Lieutenant I crie thee mercie and by this George A valiant wish I woulde to God it had bin my good bap ▪ to haue bin in thy companie in that skirmish So drinking to Fitz Simons in a bolle of wine and honorably rewarding him for his good seruice he returned to his pauiliō where hauing knowledge of Omore his recule he pursued him with a troupe of horsemen The Lieutenant thus passing forward The Earle of Surrey in daunger to haue bin slai◅ was espyed by a gunner of Omores who lodged close in a woodde side and watching hys time hee discharged his peece at the verye face of the Lieutenante strake the viser off hys helmet and pierced no further as God would This did he retchlesse in manner what became of himselfe so hee might amaze the armye for a time and surely hereby he brake the swiftnes of their following and aduantaged the flight of his Captaine which thing hee wanne with the price of his owne bloud For the Souldyers would no further till they hadde ransackt all the nookes of thys woodde verily suspecting some ambush thereabout and in seueral knottes ferretted out thys gunner Fitz Williams Bedlowe whome Fitz Williams and Bedlowe of the Roche were fayne to mangle and hew in peeces bycause the wretche would neuer yeelde In the meane whyle 1523 Surrey sent for home defyance was proclaymed with Fraunce and Scotlande both at once whiche moued the Kyng to call home Surrey out of Irelande that hee myghte employ hym in those warres Hys prowesse integritie good nature and course of gouernement the Countrey muche commended Piers Butler Earle of Ossory Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie Lord Deputie was appoynted Lorde Deputie In the meane time Kildare attending the King his pleasure for his dispatche recouered fauoure through the instance of the Marques Dorset whose daughter dame Elizabeth Grey he espoused and so departed home 1524 Robert Talbot of Belgard Now was partaker of all y e Deputies counsell one Roberte Talbot of Belgarde whome the Giraldines deadly hated him they procured to keepe a Kalender of all
rawe in these latter yeares were like to bee verie vnripe in rehearsing matters that happened many yeared past These and the like reasons reclaymed mee from perfecting at this present the Irish Historie requesting thee gentle Reader friendly to accepte what is alreadie written which I craue as one that wisheth thee rather pleasure in the reading than regardeth hys owne payne in the pennyng of the sayde Treatise FINIS The yeares of our Lorde The names of the Gouernors Lieutenants Lord Iustices and Deputies of Ireland since the conquest thereof by king Henrie the second 1174 RIchard S◅rangbow Erle of Pembroke gouernor hauing Reymond le Grace ioyned in commission with him 1177 Reymond le Grace Lieutenant by himselfe William Fitz Aldelme lieutenant hauing Iohn de Curcy Robert Fitz Stephans and Miles Cogan ioyned in commission with him Hugh Lacie Lieutenant 1182 Iohn La◅y Conestable of Chester Gouernors Richard de Peche Gouernors Hugh Lacie againe Lieatenant Hugh Lacie the yonger Lorde Iustice 1227 Henry Loandoris Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1228 Morice Fitz Girald Lord chiefe Iustice 1253 Iohn Fitz Geoffrey knight Lorde Iustice Alain de la Zouch Lorde Iustice 1258 Stephen de Long Espe Lord Iustice William Deane Lorde Iustice 1261 Sir Richard Rochell or Capell Lord Iustice 1267 Dauid Barry Lorde Iustice 1268 Robert Vfforde Lord Iustice 1269 Richarde de Exeter Lord Iustice 1270 Iames Lorde Audley Lorde Iustice 1272 Morice Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter Lorde Genuille Lord Iustice Robert Vfforde againe Lord Iustice 1281 Fulborne Bishop of Waterford Lord Iustice Iohn Samford Archbishop of Dublin L. Iustice William Vesci Lorde Iustice 1295 William Dodingsels Lorde Iustice Thomas Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice 1298 Iohn Wogan Lorde Iustice 1314 Theobald Verdon Lorde Iustice 1315 Edmond Butler Lorde Iustice 1317 Roger Lorde Mortimer Lorde Iustice Alexander Bignor Archb. of Dublin L. Iustice 1319 Roger Lord Mortimer second tyme L. Iustice 1320 Thomas Fitz Iohn Erle of Kildare L. Iustice 1321 Iohn Birmingham Erle of Louth L. Iustice 1323 Iohn lorde Darcie Lord Iustice 1327 Roger Outlaw Prior of Kilmaynan L. Iustice Anthonie Lord Lucie Lord Iustice 1332 Iohn Lord Darcy second time Lord Iustice 1337 Iohn Lord Charleton Lord Iustice 1338 Thomas Bishop of Hereford Lord Iustice 1339 Iohn lord Darcy ordeyned Lord Iustice by patent during his life by Edward the thirde Raufe Vfford Lord Iustice 1346 Robert Darcy Lord Iustice Iohn Fitz Morice Lorde Iustice Walter lord Bermingham Lord Iustice his deputies were Iohn Archer prior of Kilmaynan Baron Carew and sir Thomas Rokesby Maurice Fitz Thomas Earle of Desmond had the office of Lorde Iustice for terme of his life of king Edward the third his graunt 1355 Thomas Rokesby knight Lord Iustice 1357 Almerich de Saint Amand appointed L. I. by turnes Iohn Butler Erle of Ormond appointed L. I. by turnes Maurice Fitz Th. erle of Kild appointed L. I. by turnes 1361 Lionel duke of Clarence Lord Iustice 1367 Gerald Fitzmaurice Erle of Desmond L. I. 1369 Williā L. Winsor the fi◅st lieutenant in Ireland 1772 Richard Ashton Lord Iustice 1381 Roger Mortimer Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Philip Courtney Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Iames erle of Orm Iustices lieutenāts speciallye recorded in Richard the seconds dayes Robert Vere Earle of Oxforde Marques of Dublin created duke of Irelande 1394 Roger Mortimer Erle of March Lieutenant Roger Mortimer erle of March Vister lieut Roger Gray Lorde Iustice Iohn Stanley knight Lorde Lieutenant 1401 Thomas of Lancaster brother to king Henry the fourth Lord Lieutenant whose Deputies at sundrie tymes were Alexander Bi. of Meth Stephen Scrope knight and the Prior of Kilmaynam 1403 Iames Butler Erle of Ormond Lord Iustice Girald Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice 1407 Iames Butler Erle of Ormonde sonne to the foresayd Iames Lord Iustice 1413 Iohn Stanley againe Lord Lieutenant Thomas Crauley Arch. of Dublin lord Iustice 1414 Iohn Lord Talbot of Shieyfield Lieutenant 1420 Iames Butler erle of Ormond the second time Lieutenant Edmond Erle of March Iames Erle of Ormond his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iohn Sutton L. Dudley sir Th. Straunge knight his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Sir Thomas Stanley sir Christopher ◅lunket his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Lion Lorde Welles the Earle of Ormond his deputie Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iames erle of Ormōd by himself Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Iohn Earle of Shrewsburie the Archbishop of Dublin in his absence Lorde Iustice Lieutenātes to king H. the sixt Richard Plantagenet duke of Yorke father to king Edwarde the fourth had the office of Lieutenant by king Henrie the sixt his letters patents for ten yeares His deputies at sundry times were The Baron of Deluin Richard Fitz Gustace knight Iames erle of Ormond Thomas Fitz Morice erle of Kildare Thomas Fitz Morice Erle of Kildare Lord Iustice in king Edward the fourth his dayes vntill the third yeare of his raigne After which George duke of Clarence brother to the King had the office of Lieutenant during his life made his deputies by sundrie tymes these Thomas Erle of Desmonde Deputies to the duke of Clarence Iohn Tiptoft erle of Worceter Deputies to the duke of Clarence Thomas Erle of Kildare Deputies to the duke of Clarence Henry Lord Gray of Ruthine Deputies to the duke of Clarence 1470 Sir Rouland Eustace Lord Deputie Richard duke of Yorke yonger son to king Edward the fourth Lieutenant Edward son to Richarde the third Lieutenant his deputie was Gerald Erle of Kildare Iasper duke of Bedford and Erle of Pembroke Lieut. his deputy was Walter Archb. of Dub. 1494 Edward Poynings knight Lord deputie 1501 Henrie duke of Yorke after king by the name of Henrie the eight Lieutenant his deputie Girald Erle of Kildare Girald Fitz Girald Erle of Kildare L. deputie 1520 Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey after duke of Norffolke Lieutenant 1523 Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep The Baron of Deluin Lord deputie 1529 Piers Butler Erle of Ossorie again L. deputie William Skeffington knight Lord deputie Girald Fitz Girald erle of Kildare again L. dep William Skeffington again Lord deputie 1534 Leonard Lord Gray Lord deputie 1540 Sir William Brereton knight Lord Iustice 1541 Sir Anthonie Sentleger knight Lord deputie A TABLE EXACTLY DRAVVEN for the Historie of Irelande A. ABbay de castro dei founded 28 Adam de Hereford an English captaine vanquisheth the Irish in a daungerous battail 33 Alayn de la Zouch Lorde Iustice slaine by the Erle of Surrey 45 Albius an Irish bishop 11 Aldlecke castle destroyed 45 Alen Iohn Archbishop of Dublin enimie to the Giraldines 90. flieth to the castel of Dublin 91. is apprehended by the rebelles and shamefully murdered 92 Alen Iohn knight 90. Alice Kettle a witch 58 Alma earle Strangbow his daughter maried to William eldest son to Maurice Fitz Girald 34
these Townes simply clothed in one sute of raymente and yet hee was in his tyme exceeding sumptuous in apparrell in so muche as hee had one coate whiche he caused to be made for him of golde and stone K. Richarde sâ—… 〈◊〉 apparell valued at 30000. markes The King was nowe broughte vnto Westminster the next way and the Duke was receyued with all the ioy and pompe that myghte bee of the Londoners and was lodged in the Byshops Palace by Poules Churche It was a wonder to see what great concourse of people The dukes receyuing into London what number of Horses came to hym on the way as he thus passed the Countreys tyll his comming to London where vpoÌ„ his approch to the Citie the Maior rode foorthe to receyue hym and a great number of other Citizens Also the Cleargie mette him with procession suche ioy appeared in the countenaunces of the people vttering the same also with words as the lyke had not lightly bin seene for in euery towne and village where he passed children reioyced womeÌ„ clapped their handes and men cryed out for ioy But to speake of the greate numbers of people that flocked togither in the fieldes and streetes of London at his comming I heere omitte neyther wil I speake of the presents welcommings landes and gratifications made to him by the Citizens and communaltie But now to the purpose The next day after his comming to London the King from Westminster was had to the Tower The king coÌ„mited to the Tower and there committed to safe custodie Many euill disposed persons assembling themselues togither in greate numbers intended to haue met with him and to haue taken him from suche as had the conueying of him that they might haue slayne him but the Maior and Aldermen gathered to them the worshipfull Commoners and graue Citizens by whose policie and not without much adoe y e other were reuoked from their euill purpose albeit before they might be pacified they comming to Westminster tooke maister Iohn Sclake Deane of the Kings Chappell and from thence brought him to Newgate and there layde hym fast in irons A Parliament in the kinges â—…e After this was a Parliamente called by the Duke of Lancaster vsing the name of King Richard in the writtes directed foorth to the Lordes and other states for theyr sommonaunce This Parliamente began the thirtenth day of September in the which many haynous pointes of misgouernaunce and iniurious dealings in the administration of his kingly office were layd to the charge of this noble Prince king Richard the whiche to the ende the commons myghte bee perswaded that he was an vnprofitable Prince to the common wealthe and worthy to be deposed were engrossed vp in .33 solemne Articles heynous to the eares of all men and to some almost incredible the very effect of whiche Articles heere ensue according to the copie whyche I haue seene and is abridged by master Hall as followeth The Articles obiected to king Richard Firste that Kyng Richarde wastfully spente the treasure of the Realme and had giuen y e possessions of the Crowne to menne vnworthy by reason wherof new charges more and more were laide in the neckes of the poore communalty And where diuers Lords as well Spiritual as Temporall were appoynted by the high Courte of Parliament to commune and treate of dyuers matters concerning the common wealthe of the Realme which being busie about the same commission he with other of his affinitie went about to empeach and by force and menacing compelled the iustices of y e Realme at Shrewesburie to condiscend to his opinion for the destruction of y e said Lords in so much y t he began to raise warre against Iohn Duke of Lancaster Richard Erle of Arundell Thomas Erle of Warwike other Lordes contrary to his honor and promise Item that hee caused his Vncle the Duke of Gloucester to be arrested without lawe and sente him to Calais and there withoute iudgemente murthered him and although the Earle of AruÌ„dell vpon his arreignement pleaded his Chartor of pardon he could not be heard but was in most vile shamefull maner suddainely put to deathe Item hee assembled certaine Lancashire and Chesshire men to the intente to make warre on the same Lordes and suffered them to robbe and pill without correction or reprieue Item although the King flateringly and with greate dissimulation made proclamation thorough out the Realme that the Lords before named were not attached of anye crime of treason but only for extortions oppressioÌ„s done in this realme yet he layde to them in the Parliament rebellion and manifest treason Item he hathe compelled diuers of the sayde Lordes seruauntes and friends by menace and extreame paynes to make greate fines to their vtter vndoing and notwithstanding hys pardon yet he made them fyne of newe Item where diuers were appoynted to commune of the state of the Realme and the common wealthe thereof the same King caused all the rolles and recordes to bee kept from them coÌ„trarie to promise made in the Parliamente to his open dishonor Item he vncharitably commaunded that no man vpon paine of losse of life and goodes should once intreate him for the returne of Henry nowe Duke of Lancaster Item where this Realme is holden of God and not of the Pope or other Prince the sayde King Richard after hee hadde obteyned dyuers Actes of Parliament for his owne peculiar profit and pleasure then hee obteyned Bulles and extreame censures from Rome to compell all men straightly to keepe the same contrary to the honour and auntiente priuiledges of thys Realme Item although the Duke of Lancaster hadde done his deuoyre againste Thomas Duke of Northfolke in proofe of his quarrell yet the sayde King without reason or ground banished hym the Realme for tenne yeares contrarye to all equitie Item before the Dukes departure hee vnder hys broade scale â—…nced him to maâ—…e atturneys to prosecute and defende his causes the fayde King after his departure woulde suffer none attourney to appeare for him but did wyth his at his pleasure Item the same king put oute diuers Sheriffes lawfully elected and put in their â—…oomthes diuers other of his owne subuerting the lawe contrary to his othe and honor Item he borowed great summes of money bound him vnder his letters patents for the repaymente of the same yet not one peny payde Item hee taxed men at the will of hym and his vnhappie counsayle and the same treasure spent in folly not paying poore men for their vittayle and viande Item hee sayde that the lawes of the Realme were in his head and sometimes in hys brest by reason of whych fantasticall opinion he destroyed noble menne and empouerished the poore commons Item the Parliamente setting and enacting diuers notable statutes for the profit and aduauncemente of the common wealthe hee by hys priuie friendes and solicitors caused to be enactect that no Acte then enacted shoulde bee more preiudiciall
decreed against him so as the realme were not troubled by him and that the causes of his deposing might be published through the realm for satisfying of the people which demaund was graunted Wherevpon the Bishop of Carleil Eâ—… And bishop 〈◊〉 faithful a man both learned wise stoute of stomacke boldly shewed forth his opinion concerning that demaunde affyrming that there was none amongst them worthie or meete to giue iudgement vpoÌ„ so noble a prince as king Richard was whom they had taken for their soueraigne and liege Lorde by the space of .xxij. yeares and more and I assure you sayd he there is not so ranke a traytor nor so errant a theef nor yet so cruell a murtherer apprehended or deteyned in prison for his offence but hee shall be brought before the Justice to heare his iudgement and ye will proceede to the iudgement of an annoynted K. hearing neither his answere nor excuse and I say that the duke of Lancaster whom ye cal king hath more trespassed to king Ric. and his realme than king Richard hath done either to him or to vs for it is manifest and well knowne that the Duke was banished the realme by king Richard and his counsayle and by the iudgement of hys owne father for the space of tenne yeres for where cause ye know and yet without licence of King Richard he is returned againe into the Realme and that is worse hath taken vpoÌ„ him the name tytle and preheminence of a King And therefore I say that yee haue done manifest wrong to proceede in anye thing agaynst king Richarde without calling him openly to his aunswere and defence As soone as the Bishop had ended this tale he was attached by the Earle Marshal coÌ„mitted to warde in the Abbey of S. Albons Moreouer where the king had graunted to the Erle of Westmerland the Countie of Richemond The Duke of Britaine the Duke of Brytaine pretending a right thereto by an olde tytle had sent his letters ouer vnto the estates assembled in this Parliament offring to abide such order as the law would appoynt in the like case to anye of the Kings subiects Wherepon the Commons for the more suretie of the entercouse of Marchants besought the king that the matter myght bee committed to the ordering of the Counsaile of eyther of the parties and of his Counsaile so as an end might be had therein whiche request was lykewyse graunted After this the recordes of the last Parliament were shewed with the appeales and the commission made to .xij. persons to determin things that were motioned in the same last ParliameÌ„t Herevpon the commons prayed that they might haue Iustice Markham and maister Gascoigne a sergeant at the lawe ioyned with them for counsaile touching the perusing of the recordes which was graunted them and day giuen dare till the next morow in the White hall where they far aboute these matters three dayes togither On the Monday following being the 〈◊〉 of Simon and Iude the Apostles the commons required to heare the iudgement of king Richarde Wherevpon the Archbishop of Ganterburye appoynted to speake King Richard appointed to be kept in perpetual prison Hall declared how that the K. that now is had graunted King Richard his lyfe â—…is in suche wyse as hee shoulde remayne in perpetuall prison so safely kept that neyther the King nor realme should be troubled with hym It was also concluded that if any man went about to deliuer him that then he shoulde bee the first that should die for it After this the Commons prayed that the Lordes and other that were of king Richardes counsaile might be put to their answers for their sundrie misdemeanors which was graunted On Wednesday following being the morrow after the feast of Simon and Iude all the processe of the Parliament holden the .xxj. yeare of king Richards raign was red openly in which it was founde howe the Earle of Warwike had confessed himselfe guiltie of treason The EarleÌ„ of Warwicke and asked pardon and mercie for his offence but the Earle denied that euer he acknowledged any such thing by worde of mouth and that he would proue in what manersoeuer should bee to him appoynted Therin was also the appeale founde of the dukes of Aumarle Surrey and Exceter the Marques Dorset the Earles of Salisburie and Glocester to the whiche eche of them answered by himselfe that they neuer assented to that appeale of theyr owne free willes but were compelled thereto by the king and this they affyrmed by their othes offred to proue it by what maner they should bee appoynted Sir Walter Clopton Sir Walter CloptoÌ„ said then to the commons if ye will take aduauntage of the processe of the last Parliament take it and ye shall be receyued thervnto Then rose vp the Lord Morley and sayde to the Erle of Salisburie that he was chiefe of counsail with the duke of Glocester and likewise with king Richarde so discouered the dukes counsail to the king as a traytor to his master that he said he wold with his body proue against him throwing down his hood as a pledge The L. Murley appelleth the E. of Salisbury The Erle of Salisburie sore amooued herewith told the Lorde Morley that he falsly belied him for he was neuer traytor nor false to his maister all his life time and therewith threw downe hys Gloue to wage battaile agaynst the Lord Morley Their gages were taken vp and deliuered to the Conestable and Marshall of Englande the parties were arrested and day to them giuen till another time On Monday following being the morow after al Soules day the coÌ„mons made request that they might not be entred in the ParliameÌ„t rolles as parties to the iudgement giuen in this Parliament but there as in verie truth they were priuie to the same for the iudgement otherwise belonged to the king except where any iudgement is giuen by statute enacted for the profite of the common wealth which request was graunted diuerse other petitions were presented on the behalfe of the Commons part whereof were granted and to some there was none answere made at that time Finally to auoyde further inconuenience and to qualifie the minds of the enuious it was finally enacted that such as were appellants in y e last Parliament against the duke of Gloucester and other following should in this wise be ordred The dukes of Aumarle Surrey and Exâ—…ter Dukes and other depriued of their titles there present were iudged to lose their names of dukes togither with the honors titles and dignities therevnto belonging The Marques Dorset beeyng likewyâ—… there present was adiudged to lose his tytle and dignitie of Marques and the Erle of Gloucester being also present was in semblable maâ—…ter iudged to lose his name title dignitie of Earle Moreouer it was further decreed agaynst the Tho. VVâ—… that they and euery of them shoulde lose and forfeyt all those Castels Lordships manors lands possessions rents
there registred him for a Sanctuarie man The Queene whiche now againe ruled all things aduertised of this vnlawful misdemeanor sent the dukes of Exceter and Buckingham accompanied with other noble men to LoÌ„don with a commission of Oyer and Determiner for the punishment of so seditious an offence But when the Maior the two Dukes and the two chiefe iustices were set in the Guild hall for performance of theyr Commission vppon intelligence that a number of lyght wytted Citizens were mynded in armour to reskue the prisoners that had beene apprehended for the late committed robberie and ryot as as they shoulde goe to their triall and arraigment the two Dukes and the other commissioners sodenly departed from the Guildehal left their inquirie for that daye though in deede they were in no such daunger as they doubted for certaine discreete and sage Citizens so handled the matter that no misorder followed of that great tumult and sodaine furie of the people The Maior on the next day called a common counsaile A common counsel 〈◊〉 whereof the number was an hundred fourescore and odde persons by authoritie of the same ordeyned that all wardens of mysteryes should assemble their mysteries in their common halles where they shoulde exhort them to the obseruation of peace and if they spyed any man eyther readie to styrre a rumor or desirous of the deliuerance of such as were accused and in prison that their names shoulde be secretly written and couertly deliuered to the Lord Maior which politike doing finally ended the outragious attemptates of the vnruly people And so the commissioners returned to the Guildehall where many of the robbers were attainted and put to execution beside diuerse greate fines and raunsomes payed which were set vpon the heades of dyuerse Marchants for winking at the matter This yeare Iohn Kempe Archebishoppe of Canterburie departed this lyfe and Thomas Burstlyer Byshoppe of Elye was remoued to succeede in his place beeing the threescore and three Archbishop that sat in the sea of that Archbishops sea The French nation hearing of the ciuill dissention within the Realme of England An. reg 35. 1457 thought to worke some domage to the Englishe people in reuenge of olde iniuries Herevpon were two Nauies appoynted to inuade the townes standing vppon the rynage of the Sea The Captayne 's of the one Fleete was William Lorde Pomyers and of the other Sir Peers Bressy a great ruler in Normandie These two captaines taking their course oute of the mouth of Saine seuered themselues the one Westwarde and the other Eastward which was sir Peter de Bressy This lustie Captaine sayling alongst all the coastes of Sussex Kent durst not once take lande till hee arryued in the Downes and there hauing by a certaine espyall perfite notice that the Towne of Sandwiche was neyther peopled nor fortified Sandwich spâ—…led by the French bycause that a lyttle before the chiefe Rulers of the Towne were from thence departed for to auoyde the pestilenciall plague whiche sore there afflicted and slue the people entred the Hauen spoyled the towne and after such poore stuffe as he there fouÌ„d rifled and taken hee fearing an assemble of the Countrey shortly returned The Lorde Pomyers likewyse tooke hys course Westwarde Foulnay and by nyght burnt certaine houses in Foulnay and with a little pyllage retyred into Brytaine The Scots also not forgetting their old praÌ„ks entred into Northumberlande The Scots inuade England king Iames the seconde being there in person and burned certain poore houses and little cottages but in the verie middest of theyr great enterprise they hearing of the duke of Yorkes marching toward them with a great armie with much paine and no gaine in all hast returned to their countrey But nowe to passe ouer outwarde inuasions and to returne to the dayly disorder put in bre amongest the Nobles at home a greate conflict chaunced betwene the Lord Egremonde and the sonnes of the Earle of Salisburie in the whiche fray many persons were slaine and a great number hurt The Lorde Egremond could not escape but by force was taken and brought before the kings counsaile there the King the Queene to shew themselues to all persons indifferent adiudged him to paye to the Earle of Salisburie a greate summe of money The Lord Egremond committed to new gate and for his heynous offence committed agaynst the Kings lawes hee was committed to the gaile of Newgate within the Citie of London oute of the whiche by helpe of friendes hee escaped He made an escape to the great vexation of the Sherifes of London at that tyme being The Queene secretely thyrsting for the destruction of the Duke of Yorke and his friendes perceyued that she could attempt nothing against him neare to the Citie of London bycause the Duke was had in more estimation there among the Citizens and communaltie than eyther the King hir husbande or hirselfe and therefore shee caused the King to make a progresse into Warwikshire for his health and recreation and so with hawking and hunting came to the Citie of Couentree where dyuerse wayes were studied to coÌ„passe the Queenes long wished desire for the accomplishing whereof the Duke of Yorke the Earles of Salisburie A practise to 〈◊〉 â—…pped the Duke of Yorke and Warwike whose destruction was chiefly sought were sent for to Couentrie by the Kings letters vnder his priuie seal to which place the sayd Lordes without suspition of euill obediently resorted but beeing admonished by secrete friendes what was intended agaynst them they auoyded that daunger where as otherwise their lyues had beene lost without al remedie And so not saying farewell they deparparted from the Court the Duke vnto Wygmoore in the marches of Wales the Erle of Salisburie to his faire Castell of Middleham in the North countrey and the Erle of Warwike sayled to the towne of Calays But nowe although the bodies of these three noble personages were thus separated yet theyr heartes were knitte and coupled in one and styll went messengers with letters betwixt them to communicate theyr deuises and to giue signification of theyr mindes and purposes from one to another In this yeare Reginald Peacocke Bishop of Chichester abiured at Paules Crosse An. reg 39. 1458 and all his bokes were burnt he himself coÌ„maunded to kepe his owne house during his naturall life bycause y t he being very wel learned better stomacked beganne to moue questions not priuily but openly in the Vniuersities concerning the annates Peter pens and other iurisdictions and authorities apperteyning to the Bishop of Rome and not onely put forth such questions but declared hys minde and opinion in the same Some say he held that spirituall persons by Gods lawe ought to haue no temporall possessions Other wryte that he sayde that personall tythes were not due by Gods law VVhetham And as some haue recorded hee helde that it was not needefull to belieue that Christ after his passion
the French king was openly proclaimed through the Citie of London by a trumpet Margaret Queene of Scottes eldest sister to the king came this yeare into England and at Herbottell Castell was deliuered of a daughter begot by hir second husbande the Lord Archymbalde Dowglas Erle of Angus The birth of Margaret daughter to the Queene of Scottes and of the Earle Angus maried afterwards to the Erle of Leneuxe This daughter was cleped at the Font stone after hir mother Margaret The sayde Queene after the death of hir late husband king Iames maried the sayde Earle of Angus without consent of hir brother king Henrie or other of hir friendes chiefely as some haue thought for hir sonnes sake doubting if shee shoulde not haue taken hir choyse at home shee should haue maryed in some other place and so haue beene sequestred from hir sonne whose bringing vp apperteyned now chiefely vnto hir Hall But such contention rose shortly after in Scotlande amongest the Lordes The Queene of Scottes and Earle of Angus hir husband come into England that both shee and hir husbande were glad to seeke succour in Englande at hir brothers hande who was contented to relieue them assigning them the sayde Castell of Herbottell to lie in till his further pleasure should be knowne 1518 The .xviij. day of Februarie this yeare the Ladie Marie daughter to king Henrie the .viij. was borne at Greenwich The birth of ladie mary the kings daughter afterwards Queene This was she that afterwards was Quene of this realme and maried the king of Spaine This yere also died the king of Aragon father to the Q. for whoÌ„ was kept a solemne obseque in y e cathedral church of Pauls An. reg 8. The king sent for his sister the Queene of Scots hir husbaÌ„d to come to the court for their solace whervpon comming vp to London they lay at Saint Iohns without Smithfielde barres for a time and after at Baynardes Castell from whence the Queene was conueied to Greenwich where she was ioyfully receyued of the king the Queene his wife and of the French Queene hir sister Thus was she sometime at the Court and sometyme at Baynards Castell and so continued in England all this yeare The king for the honour of his sister the .xix. and .xx. day of May prepared two solemne days of Iustes wherein the king himselfe the Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Essex and Nicholas Carew Esquier answered all tommers At length the Earle of Angus returned into Scotlande leauing the Queene his wife behinde him About the same time were sent out of Englande twelue hundred Masons and Carpenters A castell builded by the king as Toâ—…y and three hundred laborers to the Citie of Tourney to beginne the foundation of a Castell which the king had determined to buylde there for the better chastising of the Citie if they shoulde attempt any rebellion This yeare the Cardinal caused all those to be called to accouÌ„ts that had medled with the kings money and had the occupying thereof in the warres or else where This audite troubled manye for some were founde in arrerages and some saued themselues by policie and briberie and waxed rich and some were wrongfully punished And surely he so punished periurie with open infamie Periury greuously punished by Cardinal Wolsey causing the offenders to weare Papers and so forth that in his time it was lesse vsed He punished also Lordes knights and men of all degrees for riots for bearing out wrongs Iustice executed by the Cardinal and for maintenance practised in their country that the poore men liued quietly so that no man durst vse suche bolstring for feare of imprisonment These doings were worthie of commendation in him but surely much more if hir had beene a man that coulde haue kept a meane which hee coulde not doe but through his pompe and presumptuous pride wanne him high disdaine in the ende of al men not only offending the nobles and high estates of the realme but also the whole multitude of people which could not away with his vaineglorious pride and namely for that hee tooke vppon him the gouernaunce of the whole realme in maner into his only hands It was a straunge matter to see a man not skilled in the lawes to sit in the seat of iudgement to pronounce the law being ayded at the first by such as according to the auncient custome dyd sit as associate with him but he would not sticke to determine sundrie causes neyther rightly derided nor adiudged by order of law and againe suche as were cleare cases hee would sometime prohibite the same to passe call them into iudgement frame an order in controuersies and punish such as came with vntrue surmises afore the Iudges and sharply reproue the negligence of the Iudges themselues whiche had receyued such surmises and not well considered of the controuersies of the parties 〈…〉 Hee ordeyned by the kings Commission diuerse vnder Courtes to heare complaynts by byll of poore men that they might the sooner come by iustice And such was the administration of the Cardinall vnder a colour of Iustice at the first â—…idor but bycause the same seemed at length to be but a verie shadow or colour in deed it quickly vanished away â—…ton is conâ—…e to this he taking vpoÌ„ him the whole rule himself for that he saw how the king made small accouÌ„t of any other but onely of him Whereby it came to passe that many of the Peeres and high estates of the realme withdrew them from the Court as first the Archbishop of Canterburie and the Byshop of Winchester which got them home into their Diocesses but yet before their departure as good fathers of their Countrey they instantlye besought the king that he woulde not suffer any seruant to exceede and passe his maister borowing that sentence out of the Gospell of Saint Iohn where our Sauiour speaking to his disciples sayth to them Verily verily I say vnto you the seruaÌ„t is not greater thaÌ„ his master Herevnto the king knowing that they meÌ„t this by the Cardinal made this answere that he would diligently see that euery seruaunt shoulde obey and not commaund After this the Duke of Norffolke departed home into his Countrey and last of all the duke of Suffolke also followed the other For hee hauing spent liberally in his iourneys when hee went as Ambassadour into Fraunce also in the solemnization of his mariage and in housekeeping sithe hee was maryed borrowed greate summes of money of the king whiche hee hoped shoulde haue beene forgyuen him but the Cardinall would not haue it so to the intent that the Duke being behind hande in debt shoulde bee the more at commaundement For as wealth maketh menne loftie so doeth wante make them lowly â—…al In the moneth of October in this viij yeare of king Henry Mathew Bishop of Sion or Sitten â—…e ambassaâ—… from the â—…mperour a Cardinal commonly called the Cardinal of
at the Buclerâ—… and a great mâ—…ny of yong men looking on them for the coÌ„â—…̄dement was then scarce knowne he commaunded them to leaue off and for that one of them asked him why hee woulde haue hadde into the Counter Then all the yong prentisâ—… stept to and resisted the Alderman taking the yong fellow from him and cryed prentises and clubbes Then out at euery doore came clubbes and weapons The Alderman fled and was in great daunger Then more people arose oute of euery quarter and forth came seruing men watermen courtiers and other so that by 〈◊〉 of the clocke there were in Cheape sir or seuen C. and out of Pauls Church yeard came three C. which knew not of the other So out of all places they gathered and brake vp the counters tooke out the prisoners that the Maior had thither committed for hurting the straungers and came to Newgate and tooke out Studley and Petit committed thither for that cause The Maior and Sherifes were present there and made proclamation in the kings name but nothing was obeyed Herewith being gathered in plumpes they ran through S. Nicholas Shambles and at Saint Martines gate there mette with them sir Thomas More and other desiring them to go to their lodgings And as they were thus eâ—…mating and had almoste perswaded the people to departe they within Saint Martyns threw out stones and â—…attes so that they hurt diuerse honest persons that were ther with sir Thomas Moore perswading the rebellious persons to crasse insomuche as at length one Nicholas Downes a Sergeant of armes being there with the sayde sir Thomas Moore and sore hurt amongst other in a furie cryed downe with them and then all the misruled persons ranne to the doores and windowes of the houses within saint Martines and spoiled all that they found After that they ran headlong into Cornehil and there likewise spoiled diuerse houses of FreÌ„ch men that dwelled within y e gate of master Mewtas house called greene gate This master Mewtas was a Picard borne and repâ—…ed to be a great bearer of Frenchmen in their occupyings trades contrarie to the lawes of the Citie If the people had found him they would surely haue striken off his head but when they found hym not the watermen and cortaine yong priestes that were there fell to ryfling and some ranne to Blanchchapelton brake vp the straungers houses and spoyled them Thus from tenne or eleuen of the clocke these ryotous people continued in theyr outragious doings tyll aboute thâ—…e of the clocke at what tyme they beganne to withâ—…e and wâ—…t to theyr places of resort as 〈◊〉 the way they were taken by the Maior and the handes of the Citie and sent same of theÌ„ to the tower some to Newgate and soâ—… to the Court 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 of three C. Many fled and specially the watermen priests and â—…ing men but the premises wâ—… caught by the backe and had to prison In the meane time whilest the hotest of this â—…fling lasted the Cardinall was aduertised thereof by sir Thomas Naâ—… whervpon the Cardinal strengâ—… thened his house with men and ordinance and sir Thomas Paâ—…e rode in all hast to Richmonde where the king lay and enâ—…med him of the matter who incontinently sent forth hastilye the London to vnderst and the state of the Citie and was truly aduertised howe the ryot was crased and many of the myâ—…ders apprehended The Lieuetenant of the Tower sir Roger Cholmeley during the time of this hâ—…ling then off certaine peeces of 〈◊〉 â—…gayntâ—… the Câ—…tie and though they did us great â—…e yet hee wanne muche euill will 〈◊〉 his hastie doing bycause men thought he did it of malice rather theâ—… of any discration About fiue of the clocke the Erles of Shrewsburie and Suâ—…ey Thomas Doâ—…erey Lorde of Saint Iohns George Neuill Lorde of Burgeyny and other which had heard of thys ryot come to London with suche strength as they coulde make vpon that sodaine and so 〈◊〉 the Iâ—…s of Court but before they tanâ—… whether with feare of the bruyte of theyr coâ—…ing or of her wyfe 〈◊〉 ryotous assemble was broken vp and manye of the misdoers taken as ye haue heard Then to the the prisoners examined and the Sermon of Doctour Bele called to remembrance and he taken and sent to the Tower Herewith was a Commission of Oyre and determiner directed to the duke of Norffolkes A Commissiâ—… of Oier add determiner and to diuerse other Lordes to the Lorde Maior of London and the Alderbury and to all the Iustices of Englande for punishment of this insurrection whervpon all the Iustices with 〈◊〉 the kings Counsaile learned in the lawes asseâ—… at the house of sir Iohn Fineux Lorde chiefe Iustice of Englande neare to S. Brides by Fleetestreete to take aduice and conclude vpon the order which they shoulde follow in this matter and first there was read the Staâ—…tâ—… of the thirde of Henrie the fifth the effect whereof ensueth in these wordes following The statute quinto of H. the fifth bycause that dyuerse â—…aâ—…ons comprised within the â—…es concluded as well by oâ—…er soâ—…aigne Lorde the King that nowe is as by his ryght noble father 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 â—…ne robbed and spoyled by 〈◊〉 Kings Liâ—…ges ofâ—… subiectes as well on the mayne Seas as wyth 〈◊〉 the portes and coastes of Englande Irelande and Wales by reason whereof the truses and safeconductes haue beene broken and violated to the domage dishonour and flaunder of the king and agaynst hys dignitie and the mansleyers spoylers robbers and violaters of the same truses and safeconductes as before is declared haue beene recetted procured counsayled vpholden and mainteined by diuerse of the kings liege people vpon the coastes our sayde soueraigne Lorde the king by the aduice and assent abouesayde and at the prayer of the sayd Commons hath ordeyned and established that all such manslears robbers spoylers breakers of truses and safecoÌ„ducts graunted by the king and the wilfull recetters abetters procurers counsaylers susteyners and mainteyners of such persons hereafter in time to come being any of the lieges and subiectes of thys Realme of Englande Irelande and Wales are to be adiudged and determined as guiltie of high treason cowmitted agaynste the Crowne and dignitie of the king And further in euerie Hauen and port of the sea there shall be from henceforth made and assigned by the king by his letters patents one lawfull officer named a conseruator of truses and safeconducts graunted by the king which officer shall dispend at the least tenne pound in land by yeare c as in the statute more at large is expressed The which statute being read and well considered of bycause there were diuerse leagues of truses betwixt the king and diuerse other princes as one betwixt him the French king an other betwixt him and the Archeduke of Burgongne and an other betwixt him and the king of Spain all the which truces were violated by the sayd insurrection it was determined by
which seconde session were confirmed and made diuerse and sundrie Statutes concerning religion whereof some were restored and other repealed At this time many were in trouble for religion and among other Sir Iames Hales Knight Sir Iames Hales in trouble for religion one of the Iustices of the Common place whiche Iustice being called among other by the Counsayle of King Edwarde to subscribe to a deuise made for the disinheriting of Queene Marie and the Ladie Elizabeth hir sister woulde in no wise assent to the same though most of the other did yet that notwithstanding for that he at a quarter Sessions holden in Kent gaue charge vpon the Statutes of King Henry the eyght and King Edwarde the sixth in derogation of the Primacie of the Church of Rome abolished by King Henrie the eight he was first committed prisoner to the Kings bench then to the Counter and last to the Fleete where whether it were through extreeme feare or else by reason of such talke as the warden of the Fleete vsed vnto him of more trouble like to insue if he persisted in his opinion or for what other cause God knoweth he was so moued troubled vexed that he sought to ryd himselfe out of this life whiche thing he first attempted in the Fleete by wounding himselfe with a Penknife well neare to death Neuerthelesse afterwarde being recouered of that hurt he seemed to be verye comformable to all the Queenes proceedings and was therevpon deliuered of his imprisonment and brought to the Queenes presence who gaue him words of great comfort neuerthelesse his mynde was not quiet as afterwarde well appeared for in the end he drowned himself in a riuer not half a mile from his dwelling house in Kent He drowneth himselfe the riuer being so shalow that he was faine to lye groueling before he coulde dispatche himselfe whose death was much lamented For beside that he was a man wise vertuous and learned in the lawes of the Realme he was also a good and true minister of Iustice whereby he gate him great fauor and estimation among all degrees A publike disputation During the aforesayde Parliament aboute the xviij daye of October there was kepte at Paules Church in London a publike disputation appoynted by the Queenes commaundement aboute the presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Aultar which disputation continued sixe dayes Doctor Weston then being Prolocutor of the Conuocation who vsed many vnseemely checkes and tauntes against the one part to the preiudice of their cause By reason whereof the disputers neuer resolued vpon the article proponed but grewe daily more and more into contention without any frute of their long conference and so ended this disputation with these wordes spoken by Doctor Weston Prolocutor It is not the Queenes pleasure that we shoulde herein spende anye longer time and ye are well ynough for you haue the word and we haue the sworde But of this matter ye may reade more in the booke of the Monuments of the Church At this time was Cardinall Poole sent for to Rome by the Queene Cardinall Pole sent for home who was very desirous of his comming as well for the causes afore declared as also for the great affection that shee had to him being hir neere kinseman and consenting with hir in religion This message was most thankfully receyued at Rome and order taken to sende the sayde Cardinal hither with great expedition but before his comming Queene Marie had maried Philip Prince of Spaine as after shall appeare But here to touche somewhat the comming of the sayde Cardinal When he was arriued at Caleys there was conference had amongst the Counsaylors of the Queene for the maner of his receyuing The Counsell deuided about the receyuing of the Cardinall some woulde haue had him very honorably met and intertayned as he was in all places where he had before passed not onelye for that he was a Cardinall and a Legate from the Pope but also for that he was the Queenes neare kinseman of the house of Clarence Neuerthelesse after much debating it was thought meetest first for that by the lawes of the realme which yet were not repealed he stoode attainted by Parliament also for that it was doubtfull how he being sent frō Rome should be accepted of the people who in xxv yeares before had not bene muche acquainted with the Pope or his Cardinals that therefore vntill all things might be put in order for that purpose he shoulde come without any great solemnitie vnto Lambeth where in the Archbishoppes house his lodging was prepared The thirde of Nouember nexte following Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury notwithstāding that he had once refused plainly to subscribe to King Edwardes will in the disinheriting of his sister Marie and alledging many reasons and arguments for the legittimation of both the Kings sisters was in the Guild-hall in London arreygned and attainted of treason namely for ayding the Duke of Northumberlande with horse and men against the Queene as aforesayde and the same time also the Ladie Iane of Suffolke who for a whyle was called Queene Iane and the Lorde Guilforde hir husbande the Lorde Ambrose and L. Henrie Dudley sonnes to the Duke of Northumberlande were likewise arreygned and attainted and therevpon led backe agayne to the Tower In the beginning of Ianuarie next following Ambassadors from the Emperour Charles the v. Emperor sent into Englande an honorable ambassade amongst whom was the Conte de Ayguemont Admirall of the low countries w t Charles Conte de la Laing Iohn de Montmorancie Lorde of Curriers and the Chauncellour Nigre with full Commission to conclude a mariage betwene Philip Prince of Spaine his sonne and heyre and Queene Marie as you haue hearde which ambassade tooke suche place that shortlye after all things were finished accordinglye But this mariage was not well thought off by the Commons nor much better lyked of many of the nobilitie who for this and for the cause of religion conspired to rayse warre rather than to see such chaunge of the state of the which conspiracie though there were many confederates yet the firste that shewed force therein was one Sir Thomas Wyat a knight in Kent who in very deede was driuen to preuent the time of the purposed enterprise by this happe Diuerse of the partakers in this conspiracie being withdrawne from London where they had deuised their drift home into their countries amongst whom the sayd Sir Thomas Wyat was one it fell out that whylest he was returned into Kēt where his lands and liuings chieflye laye a Gentleman of that shire one to the sayde Sir Thomas Wyat most deare was by the Counsell for other matters committed to the Fleete wherevpon he verily suspecting that his f◅r is were bewreyed had no other shift as he tooke it but to put on armour and to begin the attempt before the time appointed with his complices and herevpon giuing intelligence of his determination to his associates
Scotlande Stowe A Bull from Rome hanged on the Byshop of Londons gate the .xxv. of May in the morning was found hanging at the Bishoppe of Londons palace gate in Paules Church-yard a Bull whiche lately had bin sente from Rome conteyning diuers horrible treasons against the Queenes Maiestie for the whyche one Iohn Felton was shortly after apprehended and committed to the Tower of London The .xxvij. of May Tho. Nortō The Nortons executed Christopher Nortō of Yorkeshire being both condēned of high treason for y e late rebellion in y e North were drawen from the Tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged headed and quartered A conspiracie was made by certaine Gentlemen and other in the Countrey of Norffolke Conspiracy in Norffolke whose purpose was on Midsomer daye at Harlestone faire with sounde of Trumpet and drumme to haue raysed a number and then to proclayme their diuelish pretence against strangers and other Thys matter was vttered by Thomas Kete one of the conspiracy vnto Iohn Kensey who forthwith sente the same Kete wyth a Constable to the next Iustice before whome and other Iustices he opened the whole matter wherevpon maister Drewghe Drewry immediately apprehended Iohn Throckmorton and after him many Gentlemē of the Citie of Norwiche and the Countye of Norffolke who wer all committed to prison and at the nexte sessiōs of gaile deliuery at the Castell of Norwich the 17. of Iuly before sir Roberte Catlin Knyghte Lord chief Iustice Gilbert Gerard y e Queenes attourney generall and other Iustices tenne of them was indicted of high treason and some others of contempt diuers of them were condemned and had iudgement the one and twentith of August and afterward three of them were hanged bowelled and quartred whiche were Iohn Throckmorton of Norwiche Gentleman who stoode mute at his arraignement but at the gallowes confessed him selfe to be the chiefe conspiratour and that none had deserued to die but he for that he had procured thē With him was executed Thomas Brooke of Rolsby Gentleman the thirtith of August And George Dedman of Cringeleford Gentleman was likewise executed the second of September The Duke of Norffolke remoued The fourth of August the Duke of Northfolke was remoued from the Tower of London to the Charterhouse nere vnto Smithfield Felton araigned The same daye was araigned at the Guilde hal of Londō Iohn Felton for hanging a Bull at the gate of the Bishop of Londons palace And also two yong men for coyning and clipping of coyne who all were found giltie of high treason and had iudgement to be drawne hanged and quartered The eyght of August Felton and others executed Iohn Felton was drawen frō Newgate into Paules Churchyarde and there hanged on a gallowes new set vp that morning before the Byshoppes palace gate and being cut downe aliue he was bowelled and quartred After this y e same morning the Sheriffes returned to Newgate and so to Tiburne with two yong men which were there executed for coyning and clipping as is aforesayd The eyght of August they marched towards Carelile where by the way they brente and ouerthrewe two houses the one beeing Arthur Greames alias Carlil the other Riche George two not able Theenes The same day at night Knightes made by the Erle of Sussex after the L. Lieutenāts comming to Carlile he made Knightes Sir Edwarde Hastings Sir Francis Russell Sir Valentine Browne Sir William Hilton Sir Robert Stapleton Sir Henry Curwen Sir Simon Musgraue This yeare the fifth of October chaunced a terrible tempest of wind and rayne both by Sea and lande by meanes whereof many Shyppes perished and much hurt done in diuers partes of the Realme as by a little Pamphlet sette forthe therof by Thomas Knel Minister may appear The effect whereof ensueth Bedforde Tho. Knel Aboute midnighte the water ouerflowed so much that mē were fayne to forsake theyr beds and one woman drowned where also were lost a great number of Sheepe Oxen Kine Horse and other Cattell Amōgst other there one maister Cartwright Gentleman hauing his house enclosed round about the water came in so muche that a Carte beeing laden with thornes did swimme aboute the ground Hee lost by the same floud Sheepe and other Cattell to the value of an hundred poundes The same Gentleman had a close gate by the high wayes side where the water ranne ouer so extreamely that at the fall thereof it made suche an hole that it was fortie foote deepe so that no mā could passe that way without great daunger To the filling vp of the saide hole or pitte was cast in by the men of the sayd Towne fiue and twenty lodes of faggots and twenty lodes of Horsedong whiche saide faggots and Horsedong filled not the hole Also one maister Lee at the Friers in Bedforde hauing a faire yarde wherein was greate store of elme trees wherof threscore wer blowē downe with the rootes pulled cleane out of the grounde Also hee had a close of Connies that were cleane destroyed In the County of Norffolke The Sea brake in betweene Wisbiche and Walsockenne and at the crosse keyes drowning Tilney and olde Linne Sainct Mary Teding Sainte Mary Tid Sainte Iohns Wawple Walton and Walsocken Emney Iarmans and Stowe brigge all beeing the space of tenne myles At the crosse keyes the good man of the Inne had builte an house with a strong foundation ioyning vnto another house being olde and not so strong wherein were certaine guestes and when the water came in so violently the good man of the house beeing in the stronger house called the men out of the olde house and they woulde haue gone downe the staires but the water was so high that they coulde not come downe wherefore they went backe againe and brake an hole into the other house where they went thorough and the last man was no sooner in but the olde house fell downe The walles of y e houses were broken downe and the Horses that were tyed at the manger which was made fast in y e groūd did swimme in the water when the stable was cleane carried away vntill the waters were asswaged and were saued aliue and the people were constreyned to gette vppe to the hyghest partes of the house and to be carried away in boates At Yarmouth a great part of the bridge was caried away The house vpon the Hauen called the Hauē house wherein was one Nicholas Iossellin the Hauen man and his sonne with all theyr tooles was carried into the marishes sixe myles from the Hauen where it stoode vpright where they continued long tyme withoute meate or drinke Item at Iermans Brigstreete was verye muche hurte done by extreame flouds that were there Item one Thomas Smith of Yarmouth lost a Shyppe and seauen menne and a boy in it Item at Newarke by Yarmouth were lost twelue sayle Item a great Houlke laden with oyle and pitche was lost at Worrey sande and aboute twenty men lost therein and thirtie saued by the